Fastening for bags, satchels, &amp;c.



No. 65`5,|49. Patented luly 3|, |900.

G. GoEnK. y FASTENING FOR BAGS, SATCHELS, &c.

` (Application led June 17, 1899.) (No Model.) 2 Sh,eets-Shee t l..

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No. 655,|49. Patented my 3|, |900. G.GoERK.

4FASTENING FOB BAGS, SATCHELS, &c. (Applicniqmmed June 17, 1899.)

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

INVENTOR a ATTORNEYS.

Yl NiTgED STATES 1 PATENT OFFICE.

GSTAV GOERK, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE R. NEUMANN tf COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

FASTENING FOR BAGS, SATCHELS, 8oC.

SPFICATION forming part of `Letters Patent No. 655,149, dated July 31, 1900.

Application nea June 17,1899. serai No. 720,889. oa model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

, Be it known that I, GUsTAv Gonnx, a citi-j zen of the United States, residing at Newark,"

. of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to simplify the operation of opening satchels and to render the operation more thoroughly automatic, whereby a saving of time is effected and greater convenience obtained, to secure such results at a reduced cost of construction, to enable the parts to be applied to a bag or Satchel-frame by the bag-maker with greater ease and facility, and to lsecure other advantages and results, some of which may be referred to hereinafter in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved bag or Satchel lock and catches combined and in the arrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally embraced in the clauses of the claim. t

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which` like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views, Figure lis a perspective view of a bag or satchel having my improvements thereon. Fig. 2 is a detail view of a bag-frame section and showing in elevation my improved combined lock and catches. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the lock disconnected from the frame and' catches and showing the interior construction on an enlarged scale, `the section being taken through linetcof Fig. 4j Fig. 4 is a plan of the improved lock. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the same, taken at line y, Fig. 3. Fig. Gis avertical longitudinal section of one of the catches in detail; and Fig. 7 is a transversesection of the saine at line .e of Fig. 6, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 8 shows a modified construction of the catch.

Insaiddrawings, a indicates the b ag or `satchel of any ordinary construction, having cooperating jaw sections of angle-iron, to which the catches b b and lock c are applied. The said catches `may be of the sliding construction shown in Fig. 6 or of a pivotal construction, such as indicated in Fig. 8both constructions bein g commonin the art. Other constructions-of catches may be employed withoutdeparting from the scope or spirit of the invention.

The lock c comprises a case c', fastened, by means of rivets, screws, or other suitable means, beneath the top flanges a' of the bagframe, the ngerfpiece c2 of the lock extending vertically upward through a perforation in said flange tolreceive the linger, so that by pressing upon said finger-piece the lock may be opened in any ordinary manner. The said finger-piece may be provided with akeyhole, whereby the key may be inserted in the lock, and a locking device within saidlock may be operated also in any ordinary manner.

Within the lock-casing c are horizontal plates d d, attached to the nger-piece c2 and adapted to slide vertically upon bolts c, preferably extending through perforations in the plates and serving as slideways. On the upper surface of the plates are projections m, which when the bag is locked engage cooperating hooked catches m on the opposite jaw of 4the bag-frame and adapted to enter the lock-casing through suitable perforations when the bag is closed, as is common in the art. The said horizontal plates extend oppositely in the lock and provide contact surfaces, preferably on the under side, for levers f, fulcrumed upon the lock-case near their lower ends,`as indicated at g in Fig. 5. The said levers lie against thevertical side walls of the case and extend upward at one end, as at f', from the fulcrum g through a slot orcopening h in J(he top plate of the lockcase, where the said lever projection or arm f is perforated to receive a wire connection z'. The other arm f of the lever, ,which is thus of a ball-crank form, extends'inwardV and underlies the horizontal plates d cl, as above referred to, so that when said plates are depressed the lower arm f" of the lever is moved in a vertical direction, while the upper outer' IOO end f is moved horizontally. The said .wire connection c' is linked or provided with an eye at the end toward the lock-case, whereby said wire is securely fastened in the perforated arm f of the lever. At its opposite end the saidwire is provided with a head j. At its headed extremity the said wire env gages an arm b of the catch b, the said arm being bifurcated at its extremity or provided with prongs between which the said wire iis inserted byv the bag-maker when the parts are assembled upon the bag. After such insertion of the ,said wire between said Y prongs of the bifurcated arm the said prongs are closed together by pliers or othermeans convenient for service at the hands of the bagmaker, and the said prongs are thus securely fastened to the wires c'. The saidprongs when closed together, however, do not clamp the wire, but permit a free movement Within the eyes formed by the closed prongs for the purposes hereinafter more fully described. 's

The vcatches b, in addition to the arm b', above referred to, are provided with any of the usual catching means for holding the Sections vof 'the frame together, such as the slide lo, carrying locking-tongue 7c. catches are also preferably provided with springsl, normally holding said catches in locking posi-tion. It will be understood that the arm h projects from the slide 7c and is for automatically operating the catch.

By means of the lever-like attachments to thelock and the wires z' c', extending oppositely therefrom and connecting with the catches, I am enabled to. open both the lock and the catches by the one depressing operation of. the finger. Thus the operator by pressing down upon the finger-piece c2 and forcing down the lock-plates d el, attached thereto, causes the two levers f f, the lower armsof which lie beneath the said plates, to turn on their fulcrums g, the upwardly-extending arms f being thereby drawn or turned toward the said fin ger-piece, and thus cause the sliding bolts of the catches to be withdrawn fromcatching relation and permit a release of said catches, as will be understood. Y mrVV-hile Irhave shown and described a preferred construction of the lock, catches, and the .connecting parts, I am aware that various modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention, and-I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself by the positive descriptive terms employed, excepting as the state of the art may require.

The `springs within the lock-case may be arranged in any su-itable manner adapted to return-the nger-piece topa normal position andthe catch-tongues into position to receive thecoperating catch-jawsand automatically fasten the jaws of the bag when the latter are pressed together. Where springs are employed both in the catches and in the Said i locks,they are so arranged as tocoperate in securing the fastening of the bag.

vI may dispense with the springs in the catches,v and in this event the spring of the lock may serve in automatically returning the catches tothei'r normal positions, or' I may dispenseavith springs inthe lock, and 'the' springs in the catches in that event Will serve in returning the catch-bolts of the catches to their normal positions and also the locking-bolt of the lock.

Y. It will be evident that the construction thus described renders possible a very quick and easy opening of the bag or Satchel, and whileespecial'lyapplicabletophysicianscases and the like, which must often be opened Without loss of time, the device willbe found .very convenient en any satchel. It will be noted that the mode of joining the connecting-wires t' to the arms b', which I vhave described, perm-its the catches b to beioperated independently by hand, as formerly, thefarm b sliding freely upon the wire 1l away from l the head j. -Y

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is l 1. In a bag-lock, thecombination of hooked' 'catches m', projecting from onejaW-of the lbag, a casing c', attachedV to theother jaw and being perforated to receive-said catches,

j guides e, within said casing, horizontal plates d, d', sliding vertically upon said guides and having projections m, engaging said hooked f' catches, springs normally holding said plates at their highest position,a finger-piece for depressing the said plates, bell-crank levers 1 pivoted within said casing an-d` having one arm adapted to be engaged bythe horizontal plates as they Ydescend and the other arm projecting outside of the casing through a-slot, a" a connecting rod or wire coupled Vto said -out- E Wardly-projecting arm, and end catches on A the bag connected to the said rods and adapted to b e operated thereby, subst-antially asset forth. J

drawing upon the wires c', so that the latter l Y 2. In a bag-lock, the combination of catches projecting from .one jaw of the bag,- a easing l,attached to the opposite jaw and receiving g' said catches, a horizontal plate sliding verti- 5 cally within said casing and' engagingsaid catches to lock them against withdrawal, a spring normally holding said plate in lockingposition, bell-crank levers withi-n said'cas-in-g fand pivoted on the inner wall thereof, one l arm of each leve-r being depressed by the said i plate as it moves against the powerfof-the l spring and the other arm proj ectingjupwardly through'an aperture inthe top of the case, end catcheson the bag, and connecting-rods extending horizontally from Said end catches 1 to the upwardly-proj ecting arms ofthe levers, substantially as set forth. f H

Y 3. In a baglock, the combinationof catch projections on one jaw, a casing on the other 'i jaw, and a vertically-sliding member in said casing adapted to engage Ysaid catch projections, bell-crank levers within said casing at ICO IIO

viding a depression-piece and having inner` horizontally-disposed plates movable in a vertical direction, sliding end catches on the bag having inwardly-projecting operating-studs, bell-crank levers pivoted in vertical position and engaging at one arm said vertically-movable plates, and connecting-links extending from the other arms through eyes in said catch-operating studs and having heads preventing Withdrawal from said eyes, substanf tially as set forth.

5. In a bag havinga lock and end catches, said lock having a nger-piece and verticallysliding plates and said end catches having operating-arms, of bell-crank levers within the lock-case, each having one arm engaging the under side of said sliding plates, a connecting-rod extending from the other arm of each lever to the operating-arm of the corresponding end catch, springs normally holding said end catches locked and the said connecting-rods having a sliding connection at one end permitting operation of the end catches Without affecting the bell-crank le- 35 vers, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of May, 1899.

eUsrAv conan.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, C. B. PITNEY. 

